UK government says its new AI fraud detection system helped recover £480 million in lost revenue in just one year.

Civil liberties groups warn mandatory digital IDs risk pushing ‘unauthorised migrants further into the shadows’

The British government has confirmed plans to introduce a nationwide digital identification system, a move Prime Minister Keir Starmer described as central to efforts to curb

Immigration and asylum remain at the heart of Britain's political debate, with the government under pressure to curb record migrant arrivals in small boats, while also addressing the strain of housing tens of thousands of asylum seekers.

As anti-migrant protests continued outside hotels housing asylum seekers on Sunday, the UK government announced plans to reform the asylum appeals process – aiming to speed up decisions, cut the

The UK government has launched a new campaign to warn travellers of major EU border changes with a new Entry/Exit System coming into place.

Britain is not in a recession. Critics say the government crushed the private sector with tax increases in 2024, but the economy grew faster in the first half of 2025 than any other in the G7 group of big rich countries.

Britain’s first Sharia law court opened its doors in Leyton, east London, in 1982. The unofficial tribunals offer to resolve disputes in line with Islamic legal principles. The councils that exist in the UK vary in size and scale, from individual scholars to more sophisticated bodies supported by professionals including qualified lawyers.

PM says the scheme will make it harder to work illegally but opposition parties argue it won't stop small boat crossings.